HW: Effects that Hawkwind use

[Moonglum]

This I can answer!

The guitar bit after everything else has finished on Brainstorm/Doremi: that
IS tremolo (musical technology meaning thereof) but it's unusual because the
speed of the effect is constantly varied.  I have managed to reproduce this
same effect as follows:

1.  Guitar/amp with distorted tone - start whacking out those Hawkwind power
chords (B -A - G - F#)
2.  Tremolo unit (mine is a Roger Mayer Voodoo Vibe) set to intense
square-wave tremolo settings
3.  Volume pedal connected to tremolo pedal purely to control the speed.
4.  Move foot up and down on the volume pedal to slow down and speed up the
tremolo effect.

If you had a tremolo unit without the ability to use an external volume
pedal to control the speed, you could get the same effect by taking off your
socks and shoes and using your bare feet to rotate the speed control on the
tremolo unit while you are playing.  Or get a friend to do this for you (but
put your socks and shoes back on please).

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: Alastair Lee Sumner <als at POSTMASTER.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: 20 August 2001 15:48
Subject: Re: HW: Effects that Hawkwind use


> These may all be different effects but there are two places where you can
> hear what I'm trying to describe.
>
> 2. On Doremi at the end of Brainstorm, that guitar bit after evreything
> else has finished.
>
>